Steel Beast and Ancient God of War

This guy... he really thinks that!

More than a hundred against one, victory is ours!

Andrew's veins bulged. "Overestimating yourself!"

Twenty to thirty sailors near the bow fired their flintlocks.

Ato yawned, drew the Demonic Sword of the Dark, and swung it casually. Bullets he didn't block were allowed to hit him, forming conspicuous bloody holes.

"Want to know how your second mate died?" Ato slowly approached Andrew amidst the hail of bullets.

"It was you?!" Andrew's expression flickered. He had felt something was off at the Blaze Wave Tavern, and now the culprit was right in front of him!

The sailors ran out of ammunition and fumbled to reload their magazines. With every step Ato took forward, they took a step back.

Andrew was bewildered. The bullets had hit, so why could he still move?

"I say, could your guns be any weaker? How about we settle this with bayonets?"

Bayonets? What a joke!

Andrew glanced at the ordinary gauntlet hanging at his waist. He estimated that one touch from that Blood Red Greatsword would end its service career prematurely!

"Quick! Bring out the cannons!" Andrew shouted.

Flintlocks were ineffective, but he refused to believe cannons couldn't deal with this monster!

Andrew ran to the side, and the sailors retreated in unison. Only Ato remained alone at the bow.

Two pitch-black cannons were pushed forward and aimed at the bow. The sailors operating them were about to pull the trigger when they discovered Ato had vanished!

"Where is he? Wasn't this supposed to be a one-sided fight?"

Andrew felt like he was going insane. Where had things gone wrong? Why couldn't the entire ship do anything to Ato?

He didn't realize that the moment Ato boarded the ship via Teleportation Magic, the confrontation between Ato and the Leviathan had turned into a confrontation with the ordinary people on board.

The Leviathan's advantages couldn't be brought to bear at all!

Andrew was still searching everywhere for Ato's figure. However, before the cannons could fire, they were severed.

The cannon barrels fell heavily onto the deck. Ato was actually squatting there, tapping the cannon barrel with his finger!

"I can take a hit, but if you don't dodge a cannonball that's this slow to launch, do you think I'm an idiot?"

Ato's body had already recovered completely, with no trace of the bloody holes.

Andrew finally understood why there was no blood at the scene in the Blaze Wave Tavern. This monster's ability was to absorb flesh and blood, along with an extremely strong recovery ability!

The disappearance of the second mate had nothing to do with Miss Fortune!

However, it was already too late.

"Ahhh!"

A sailor behind Ato saw an opportunity, drew his long saber, and charged at Ato.

Ato resumed his sword-bearing stance. The sailor's attack was easily blocked by the greatsword, the long saber snapping with a "crack" against the blade.

Ato spun and swung his sword horizontally, and the sailor's blood spurted out, splashing into the air.

The sailor's body began to melt, his face a mask of disbelief, as he dissolved into the demonic sword along with his blood.

Andrew had spoken one thing correctly: it was indeed a one-sided battle.

The other sailors watched this scene, feeling breathless.

How could they fight? How could they possibly fight this monster?

They were accustomed to the back-and-forth brawls between pirates, accustomed to settling fights with guns and cannons. But when all their means became useless, when they witnessed abilities that defied common sense with their own eyes, the collapse of ordinary people was instantaneous.

Madness broke through reason. Some, like the sailor from before, yelled and drew their blades to fight.

Others rushed to the side of the ship and jumped into the sea.

At this moment, they only wanted to get away from that monster, not caring that there wasn't a single island within sight where they could land!

"This shouldn't be happening..." Andrew watched the people lose all order, either being cut in half and absorbed by Ato, or jumping into the sea and disappearing.

He felt despair for the first time.

The shelling of the Siren continued, but it was all blocked by a magical Light Screen, with the Siren only experiencing a slight tremor.

What kind of monster was that Mage? Blocking the firepower of an entire warship by himself? Was he kidding?!

If Miss Fortune had such a helper, did Gangplank still want to be the king of Bilgewater?

Even if he handed over the throne with both hands, he would have to beg Miss Fortune to spare his life!

Andrew had lost his direction in life today.

"Kill him!" The frenzied sailors attacked from all directions.

Occasionally, one or two blows landed on Ato's body, leaving shallow bloodstains, but they healed within a single breath. Instead, the number of sailors surrounding and killing him dwindled.

"Why are they suddenly so anxious?" Ato wondered. I only cut down two cannons.

"Perfect, I've drawn the aggro of the wild monsters, saving me time for map traversal. I wonder how long Ryze can hold out over there."

Ato sped up his life-harvesting.

The once boisterous deck gradually fell silent, with only the clueless gunners below diligently performing their duties.

Just five minutes later, besides Ato and the dazed Andrew, no one else on deck was still alive.

Ato looked around, confirming no one else was present, then walked up to Andrew.

"Sarah said this guy is quite valuable? Old Man, no need to absorb him, you were full enough just now."

"Thinking about it now, I seem to have been constantly fleecing Gangplank..."

"If I could still control my abilities, the flesh and blood I've absorbed now could have healed dozens of severe injuries," Aatrox said.

"Now that the deck is cleared, it's time to head to the cabins."

"You're right." Ato ignored Andrew and walked towards the stairwell leading to the cabins.

Andrew slumped to the ground, his eyes vacant.

He still couldn't comprehend what had led to this outcome: the entire crew wiped out, and even the "Leviathan" was about to be taken by Sarah.

Gangplank was finished.

No one on this ship could stop that monster, not even back in Bilgewater, unless the Four Great Terrors all obeyed Gangplank's orders.

Wait, could the Four Great Terrors truly defeat him? Andrew didn't know.

Sarah was fortunate to have met Ato and Ryze.

The "Siren" was no match for the "Leviathan," and if not for Ryze's magic blocking most of the firepower, the "Siren" would have capsized in the sea long ago.

Now, it was merely rocking and difficult to stand steadily.

To the other crewmates, Ryze was like a god descended to earth, on par with Ato.

First, Ato protected everyone during the Soul Harvest Night, and then Ryze withstood the full firepower of a warship!

What was happening to this world? Were ordinary people not allowed to survive?

Just then, the frequency of the cannon fire decreased.

The deafening sound faded, replaced by screams that had been drowned out by the cannon blasts.

Without the suppression of the cannons, Sarah and the others finally noticed the many people in the sea, shouting and struggling, seemingly terrified out of their minds.

Their movements were frantic, and when their strength gave out, they eventually sank, never to resurface.